microblog

[ mahy-kroh-blawg, ‐blog ]

verb (used without object),mi·cro·blogged, mi·cro·blog·ging.
  1. to post very short entries, as a brief update or a photo, on a blog or social media website: A lot of people were microblogging during the crisis.

noun
  1. a blog that is smaller than a traditional blog and contains very short entries.

Origin of microblog

1
First recorded in 2005–10; micro- + blog

Other words from microblog

  • mi·cro·blog·ger, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for microblog

microblog

/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌblɒɡ) /


noun
  1. a blog in which there is a limitation on the length of individual postings

Derived forms of microblog

  • microblogger , noun
  • microblogging , noun

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